Re: Hand cranked Tesla Coil?

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Original poster: acmq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 



> Original poster: "M G" <gt4awd@xxxxxxxxx>
>

> Hi again, I would like to know if anyone on the list has built
a
> "human" powered Tesla Coil. Be it a hand crank,
peddle powered
> generator, etc...

I tried to power a
coil using an electrostatic machine to charge the primary capacitor.
Works, but the break rate is low, and the output barely visible.
http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq/tesla/mres4ele.jpg
The machine
produces just 50 uA, what is a high current for an electrostatic
machine,
but too low for this use.

Antonio Carlos M. de
Queiroz